The closing reflection treats WWII systems as prompts for new designs rather than equipment to revive unchanged. Low-value or lightly powered units may need defences that cost less and draw less power than high-energy weapons. Lasers and electronic-warfare suites require power generation, storage, and money that not every ship or unit can provide. Modern mortar- or rocket-derived concepts might therefore deserve reconsideration against UAVs and micro-UAVs, especially for point and close-in defence. The historical cases invite comparison with modern counter-UAV constraints without prescribing a direct technical solution.
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Could old rocket ideas inform counter-UAV defence?
The closing reflection asks whether low-cost mortar or rocket concepts might be adapted for drones where lasers and electronic warfare are impractical.